by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This signature building, to include its conjoined twin on the east side at 115 SE Court Street, is likely the most photographed building on the Courthouse Square. In remarkably original condition, this building represents a classic example of Commercial...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Majestic Theater was built in 1910 as a silent movie theater and as a space for local fundraisers and other events. The building was a David Riley enterprise. He partnered in a sash and planing mill, Coad and Riley, and oversaw the development of several Main...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Ice Queen was built as an ice cream soda fountain and short-order café by Don Wernli and partners on the site of the former Irish and Warner grocery store, which had burned several years earlier. The hope was this unique café would be the pilot store of a new...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Mr. J. C. Penney opened his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming, in 1902. At the time, he called it the Golden Rule. In 1913, as his company added more stores, he changed the name to J. C. Penney’s. By 1928, there were more than 1,000 stores...
by erin@altarmedia.co | Apr 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Researching the available Sanborn Fire Insurance maps of the times, the property at 742 Main has a noteworthy history. In 1884, it was a vacant lot with the downtown millrace coursing along the south side of the property. Four years later, in 1884 there...
